GoferJoe's Folding Flute Stand
I wanted a solid but portable stand for
multiple flutes, but I was too cheap to pay big bucks for unstable
looking stands with a footprint the size of a paperback book. So
I
went to my local hardware store and bought:
One 3' piece of nice straight 2" x 1/2" oak plank
Several wood dowels: 5/8"; 3/4"; 1"
One 7/8" long machine screw and nut.

I cut the 3' board into 4 pieces:
18", 16", 7/8", 7/8".

I glued the 7/8" pieces to the ends of the
18" piece as shown.

I drilled a machine screw size hole through
the exact center of the 18" piece.

I drilled a machine screw size hole through the exact center of the 16"
piece. I then enlarged one end of the hole with a larger drill
bit
almost as big as the nut, then tapped the nut into the hole. (I've been told that a "T-nut" is better to use
in wood than a regular nut. )

When I screwed the pieces together I had
a 1"x2"x18" board which opens out into an "X" shape with a nice 18"x16"
footprint.

I then drilled holes on 3" centers and glued in three 10" flute
pegs.
I don't play piccolo, so I used a 3/4" dowel near the center for my
alto
flute, and two 5/8" dowels on either side for concert flutes. For
times
when I need a bass flute peg, I drilled 5/8" holes through sections of
1" dowel to slip over one of the concert flute pegs.

In plumbing supply I found some kind of soft washers so the end of the
footjoint won't hit wood. I
originally planned to have a catch to "lock" the stand in the open
position, but
never needed to bother.

You can size pegs to match your flute collection,
use peel-and-stick craft felt to pad the pegs, etc. Let me know
of any ideas for improvements.